High-Stakes Gaza Ceasefire Summit Underway in Qatar

Senior officials from the United States, Israel, and several Middle Eastern nations are gathered in Doha, Qatar, today for a crucial summit aimed at negotiating a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The talks are being billed as a “last chance” effort to reach an agreement that could end the ongoing violence in Gaza, but the absence of direct Hamas participation casts uncertainty over the outcome.

The summit brings together a high-profile delegation, including CIA Director Bill Burns, President Biden’s top Middle East adviser, the director of Israel’s. . .